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UNTSVILLE.   ALABAMA. 


1883-1884. 


Q^  COMMISSIONERS. 

i/6>.V.  J*.    .V.  FLETCHER,   Ch'm,  Hunlsrille,  Ala. 
J.   TJ.    ■Bt^AAttO.Y,  ESQ.,  Secretary,        "  " 

KEY.  STEPIIE.Y  JOH.\SO.Y. 


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>r.  S.  COOJYCILL,    Principal. 
.Yatural  Sciences,    Grammar,   .If at  hematics  and  Elocution. 

.HISS  .yCAUlA  H.   WEE1)E.Y,  Librarian. 

Instrumental    and     Yocal   .\fusic.     Heading ,     Spelling? ,     Geof/raphv ,    and 

Object  I.t  stunt . 

IN  El'.  A.  J.  HCJYT,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 
Jtbrat  Science,    Composition,   History,  "Book- Keeping an- 1  'Penmanship . 

MT88  JEJS\YIE  ».  MOOHE,    Teachir  Primary  department. 


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ADVANCED  NORMAL  COURSE. 

J.  W.  Clifton, 

Lizzie  Richardson,  - 

Archie  Jones,  - 

Geo.  W.  Patterson, 
Charles  Lanier,  - 

John  G.  Hone, 

NORMAL  A,  SENIOR. 

R.  C.  Haixock, 

Washington  Aldridge, 

Bessie  E.  Broun, 

Willie  Carter,  ... 

Burwell  McCalley,  - 

A  brain  Moore, 

Jennie  B.  Moore, 

J.  W;  Nelson, 

Mack  Dade, 

Geo.  A.  Manning, 

William  Robinson,  - 

NORMAL  A,  JUNIOR. 

Fanny  Brandon,  - 

Sallie  Brandon,  ... 

H.  D.  Jordan, 

Matttie  E.  Glascoe, 

Mary  A.  Anderson,  - 

Mary  Hall,  ...  - 

Mary  E.  Donegan,  -  -  - 

Edward  Jones, 

Samuel  Jones, 

Ida  L.  Cloyd,  ... 

Irene  H.  Collier.  - 

Hattie  Davis,  - 

Lawrence  Gurley,  ... 

Alice  Davis,  - 

Fanny  Miller,  - 

Margaret  M.  Jones,  - 


Madison  Couniy. 

Birmingham. 

Madison  County. 


Maysville. 


Gurleysville. 
Trinity 
Huntsville. 

Madison  County. 
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Huntsville. 

Huntsville. 

Rodgersville. 

Huntsville. 

Madison  Station. 


Huntsville. 

Maysville. 

Madison  Station. 

Gurleysville. 

Huntsville. 
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Madison  County. 

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Huntsville. 

Birmingham. 

Gurleysville. 

Birmingham. 

Madison  County. 

Huntsville. 


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NO  A'. UAL  A— CLASS  B. 


Mary  M.  Jones, 
Mattie  Brandon, 

Willie  Jones, 
Henry  Miller, 
Joseph  McGill, 
1  Daniel  Hancock, 
Albeit  [ones, 
Blossie  Clay, 
Sarah  Townsend. 
Minnie  Wells, 
Martha  Washington. 
Girtie  McGill, 
William  Gurley, 
Mamie  Dahn, 
Krma  Hall, 
Narcissa  Daniels, 
Ella  Jones, 
Tullie  McCravey, 
Clara  Fackler, 
Katie  Williams, 
Ida  Davis, 
Eliza  Jones, 
Ellen  Toney, 
Eliza  Friend, 
Jessie  Boalware, 
A  ley  Jones, 
J.  Herbert  Councill, 
Willie  L.  Councill, 
Willie  Donegan, 
Felix  Crymes, 
Hermon  Ward, 
Samuel  Manning, 
James  Whitman, 
Elijah  Hall, 
Clinton  Tonev, 
Phillip  Cloyd, 
Frank  Fackler, 
Henry  Hunt, 
Jefferson  Moore, 


I  luntsville. 


Madison  County. 

Huntsville. 

Gurleysville. 

Madison  Count)'. 

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Madison  County. 
Huntsville. 


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Isaac  Roper, 
B.  G.  Smith, 
Celestial  Hatton, 
Napoleon  Daniels, 


Huntsville. 

Gadsden. 

Madison  County. 

Huntsville. 


NORMAL  B—  CLASS  A. 


Mattie  McDonald, 
Beulah  Rowl, 
Nellie  Campbell, 
Russell  McDonald, 
Thomas  Lovvery, 
James  Hall, 
Mattie  B.  Hall, 
Margaret  Williams, 
Louisa  Patterson, 
Bennie  VVatkins, 
James  West, 
Carrie  Jolly, 
Mary  Collier, 
Rosa  Jones, 
Willie  Robinson, 
James  Gilliam, 
William  Gladdis, 
Henry  Jones, 
Sallie  Colhoun 
Walter  Collier,, 


Huntsville. 

Florence. 

Huntsville. 


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Madison  County. 
Huntsville. 


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Limestone  Co. 
Huntsville. 


NORMAL  B— CLASS  B. 


Christopher  Friend, 
Maggie  Doyle, 
Lizzie  Weeden, 
George  Ward, 
John  Jolly, 
John  Walker, 
Albert  Richardson, 
John  Bradford. 
Laura  Doyle, 
Isaphenia  Hall, 
Lucy  Davis, 
Caledonia  Love, 


Huntsville. 


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Huntsville. 

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Paralee  Donegan, 
Elvira  Bryant, 
Laura  Barnctt, 
Katie  Moore, 
Janie  Lowery, 
William  Moore, 
Willie  Scott, 
Emma  Leatherwood, 
Jennie  Buford, 
Minnie  Matthews, 
Mary  E.  Mastin, 


PREPARATORY. 


CLASS  A. 


Mary  L.  Moore, 
>amuel  Sandifer, 
Simeon  Bolden, 
Ella  Love. 
David  Love, 
Peter  Love, 
Cora  Davis, 
Nora  Jones, 
Martha  Moore, 
Rhoda  Moore, 
Queenie  A.  McDavid, 
Katie  McDonald, 
Ida  Carter, 
Ida  Dandridge, 
Thomas  Hooker, 


Hattie  Earris, 
Ella  Gilliam, 
Shelby  Kemp, 
Columbus  Horton, 
Daniel  Kemp, 
Mary  B.  McCravy. 
Landonia  Coleman, 
Edward  Battle, 
Beita  Fackler, 
Shelby  Johnson. 


CLASS  B. 


Huntsville. 


Madison  County. 

Huntsville. 

Madison  Count)'. 

Huntsville. 

Madison  County. 

Brownsboro. 

Decatur. 

Huntsville. 


Madison  County. 

Limestone  County. 

Madison  County. 


Sarali  Jones, 
Nannie  D.  Cloud, 
Robert  D.  Hurt, 
James  McGill, 
Emma  J.  Woodson. 
Susie  Coleman, 
Georgia  Carter. 
Laura  Donegan, 
Louisa  E.  Allison, 


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CLASS  C. 


Maggie  Clemens, 
Mamie  Draper, 
Rachael  Ward, 
Willie  P.  Clay, 
Mary  Eason, 
Nannie  Manning, 
John  McCravy, . 
Harriet  Hatton, 
Daisy  Fearn, 
Samuel  Taylor, 
Lelia  Terrell, 
Augusta  Allison, 
John  Brazil, 
Mattie  L.  Donegan, 
John  Robinson, 
Priscilla  Leath, 
Hattie  L.  Chapman, 
Rylan  Jones, 
John  M.  Jones, 
Parthenia  Harris, 
Monroe  Horton, 
J.  Reed  Robinson. 


John  Goodloe, 
Willie  McGill, 
Albert  Armstrong, 
M,  M.  Ammonds, 
Cornelia  Mitchell, 
Mary  Penny, 
Robert  Penny, 
Willie  Cabaniss. 
Lizzie  Harris, 
Raleigh  Shields, 
Betsy  Boone, 
Maria  Pope, 
Albert  Allison, 
Amelia  Donegan, 
Linusey  Jones, 
Rosa  Carter, 
WiUie  Leath, 
Willie  Lemons, 
John  G.  Brandon, 
Nora  Kirksey, 
Walter  Lowe, 


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RECAPITULATION. 


Normal  A, 
Normal  A — Class  B, 
Normal  H, 
Preparatory, 


MALES. 

FEMALES 

TOTAL 

17. 

15. 

32, 

22, 

21, 

43. 

18, 

25. 

43. 

34- 

43. 

77- 

91 


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History  and  •Location. 

In  1873  the  Legislature  of  Alabama  .appropriated  the  sum 
of  one  thousand  dollars  to  establish  a  Normal  School  for  colored 
teachers,  at  Huntsville.  The  Institution  was  placed  under  the 
control  of  three  Commis->ioners,  who  turned  the  funds  over  to  the 
Rust  Normal  School.  It  was,  therefore,  a  part  of  Rust  Normal 
School  until  May,  1875,  when  the  Commissioners  organized  the 
State  Normal  School  for  colored  students.  In  1878,  the  Legisla- 
ture, finding  the  State  N"rmal  School  to  be  of  great  value,  in- 
creased the  annual    appropriation   to  $2,000.00,    and  the  Peabodv 

Educational  Fund  added  S 500.00  per  annum.  By  the  practice  of 
the  strictest  economy, the  Commissioners  have  been  able  to  run  the 
school  and  save  up  a  sufficient  amount  to  purchase  one  of  the 
most  desirable  locations  in  the  city,  at  a  cost  of  $3,500.00.  This 
property  has  been  properly  deeded  and  somewhat  improved.  The 
final  payment  was  made  October,  1883.  In  order  to  accomplish 
this  it  was  necessary  to  call  upon  the  teachers  to  make  great 
sacrifices,  consequently  the  salaries  paid  have  been  much  smaller 
than  those  paid  any  other  teachers  in  the  State.  Huntsville  is  the 
Educational  Centre  of  North  Alabama,  and  sends  out  teachers  in 
all  directions;  hence  it  is  very  important  that  its  Institutions  ot 
learning  be  encouraged  and  made  equal  to  those  in  any  other 
section  of  our  country. 


0  BJECT. 

The  object  of  the  School  is  to  prepare  persons  for  teaching 
in  the  free  public  schools  of  Alabama.  The  aim  is  to  make  the 
institution  a  Normal  School  in  the  lull  sense  of  the  word — and 
nothing  more.  Great  care  is  exercised  in  preparing  those  who  in- 
tend to  devote  their  lives  to  the  cause  of  Education,  that  they  may 
consider  the  education  of  the  heart  of  more  importance  than  men- 
tal culture.  While  the  development  of  true  manhood  is  the  steady 
aim  ol  the  school,  it  does  not  fail  to  train  the  intellectual  faculties 
in  accordance  with  the  best  methods.  Pursuing  this  line  of  in- 
struction the  school  cannot  fail  to  accomplish  the  object  for  which 
»t  was  established. 


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wOURSE   OF  (&TUDY. 


The  Course  of  Study  embraces  those  branches  which  arc 
required  to  be  taught  in  the  free  public  schools  of  Alabama.  It 
requires  a  period  ot  lour  years  tor  a  student,  who  can  read  and 
write  when  he  enters,  to  complete  the  Course.  Diplomas  are  con- 
ferred upon  pupils  who  complete  the  Course  of  Study.  11  the 
student  has  the  time  and  the  inclination  to  study  branches,  not  in- 
cluded among  those  required  by  law  to  be  taught  in  the  Iree  pub- 
lic schools,  or  alter  he  has  completed  the  Normal  Course,  he 
desires  to  pursue  other  branches,  opportunites  and  facilities  are 
provided  to  gratity  his  wishes.  There  are  many  of  such  students 
now  in  school. 

3EXE    ■&UTEDINGS. 

At  present,  the  main  building  is  a  two-story  brick,  for- 
merly used  for  a  residence,  but  which  has  been  altered  for  tempo- 
rary use.  The  small  buildings  upon  the  premises  will  be  im- 
proved during  the  summer,  and  accommodations  made  for 
boaiding  and  lodging  young  men.  This  will  cause  a  very  large 
increase  in  the  attendance  of  non-residents. 


^keatly  Reeded. 

The  most  pressing  need,  at  present,  is  a  Hall,  and  arrange- 
ments are  being  made  for  the  erection  of  one,  with  Girls'  Dormi- 
tory attached.  The  lot  is  large,  admirably  located,  and  in  every 
other  way  suitable  for  a  Normal  School.  It  is  hoped  that  the  friends 
of  the  Institution  will  come  forward  and  assist  in  raising  funds  to  i 
meet  the  demands. 

fJpBRARY   AND   ^EADING  ^OOM. 

The  School  has  a   very  good  Library,  and  is  adding  to  it  daily. 
The  books  are  of  the  best  quality.     It  has  a  complete  Teachers'  j 
Library, which  was  presented  by  A.  S.  Barnes.  &  Co.     The  Library  | 
of  School  Hooks  consists  of  about  250   volumes   of  books   which 
are    used    in    the    Normal    Department.      These   are    loaned    to 


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students  who    are    unable    to  purchase   full   sets.      These    School 
Books    were   also  presented     by    A.    S.    Barnes  &    Co.       In  the 
Reading  Room  are  one  or  two  daily  papers,  besides    leading  Kdu-  j 
cational  Journals  and  Magazines. 


Societies. 


There  are  attached  to  the  school  two  Societies — The  Peabody 
Literary  Society  and  The  Graduates'  Association.  The  Peabody 
Literary  Society  is  composed  of  the  members  of  the  Advanced 
Normal  and  the  Senior  and  Junior  classes  of  Normal  A  Depart- 
ment, and  meets  twice  every  month.  The  Graduates'  Associa- 
tion meets  on  the  first  Wednesday  of  June  of  each  year. 

Industrial. 

The  pupils  are  encouraged  to  present  to  the  school  specimens 
of  their  industries — such  as  knitting,  cutting  out  and  making 
clothing,  drawing,  painting,  an  1  other  products  o(  neeJle,  brush, 
pencil,  scissors  and  jack-knife.  These  specimens  are  all  carefully 
labelled  and  placed  on  exhibition.  This  is  only  introductory  to 
the  Industrial  Departments  which  the  Commissioners  hope  to 
establish  within  a  lew  months. 


B  OARD. 

Females  can  get  good  accommodations  in  first-class  Christian 
families  at  very  reasonable  rates.     Write  to  the   Principal  and  he 
will    arrange    for     students    who    desire     such    accommodations. 
.  Arrangements  will  be  made  for  reduced  fare  over  railroads. 

*&ress  and  Deportment. 

In  dress,  students  are  required  to  be  neat,  but  studiously  avoid 
costly  and  showy  apparel.  Some  uniform  dress,  or  badge  ol  dis- 
tinction, will  be  adopted  at  the  commencement  of  the  next  ses- 
sion. In  deportment,  the  pupils  must  adopt  the  Golden  Rule  as 
their  law  of  conduct,  and  they  are  amenable  to  the  Institution  for 
any  violation  thereof,  out  of  scImo!  as  well  as  in  it. 


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Donations. 


Persons  desiring  to  make  donations  to  the  school  can  send  to 
Hon.  A.  S.  Fletcher,  or  to  the  Principal.  The  Institution  makes 
grateful  acknowledgments  of  very  liberal  gifts  from  its  many 
friends,  during  the  last  two  or  three  years 

ADVANTAGES   OF   THE   SCHOOL. 

Among  the  many  great  advantages  of  the  State  Normal 
School,  are  the  following  : 

I.     The  beautiful  and  healthful  location. 
Thorough  moral  and  mental  training. 
Free   Tuition,  and  no  incidental  fee. 
Splendid  Library  and  Reading  Room. 
Library  of  school  books  for  the  benefit  of  poor  students. 
Industrial  Department,  which  will  enable  boarding  students 
to  earn  a  portion  of  their  expenses. 


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Certificates  ^warded 

J"U"iTE  e,  1884. 

Lizzie  Richardson,  - 

Archie  Jones,  - 

George  W.  Patterson, 
John  G.  Bone, 
Charlie  Lanier, 


Birmingham. 

Madison  County. 

Madison  County. 

Maysville. 

Madison  County. 


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WARDED. 


Scholarship, 

Penmanship, 

Greatest  Improvement  in  Penmanship, 

Painting, 

Knitting, 

;  Cutting-out  and  Sewing, 
i  Deportment — Normal  A, 
,  Regularity  and  Punctuality, 
;  Drawing,  ... 

i  Needle  Work, 

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Miss  Lizzie  Richardson. 
Miss  Fanny  Brandon. 
Miss  Mamie  Dahn. 
Miss  Mattie  E.  Glascoe. 
Miss  Lelia  Terrell.  . 
Miss  Mary  Collier. 
Miss  Clara  Fackler. 
Miss  Mattie  McDonald. 
Miss  Dottie  Reed 
Miss  Marv  McCravv 

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The    Tenth    Annual    Session     begins  September   I,  1884. 

Semi- Annual  Examinations,     .     .     .  January      1 2.  1S85. 

Annual  Sermon May  31,  1885. 

Annual  Examinations June  1  and  2,  1885. 

Annual   Entertainments,      .     .     ...  June  4  and  5,  1885. 

Meeting  of  Societies,  (ioa.  m.  to  1  p.  m.)  June  8,  1 885. 

Graduates'  Reception,  (7  to  io  P.  m.),  June  8,  1885. 


To  Teacher*  kqd  School  Offi&rg  : 

I  take  great    pleasure  in    recommending  the  following  publica- 
tions by  A.  S.  Barnes  &  Co  : 

Steele's  '14  Weeks  in  the  Sciences. 

Independent  Readers  and  Spellers. 

Independent  Geographies. 

Davies'  Mathematics. 

Barnes'  Briet  History  of  the  United  States. 

Barnes'  Ancient  People  and  Montieth's  Popular  Science  Reader. 

All  of  these  books  are  used   in  the  State    Normal  School,  and 
give  satisfaction. 

I  call  special  attention  to  the  SCIENCE  READElv.     It  is  just 
the  book  for  both  teacher  and  pupil.  Respectfully, 

W.  H.  Couscill. 


A.  F.    MURRAY, 

Bookseller  &  Stationer 

SCHOOL  BOOKS  AND  SCHOOL  STATIONERY. 

LATBS3  AH9  OOTAFIST  IMTX0HS! 

Always  glad  to  have  Teachers  call  and  examine.     They  will 
find  it  to  their  advantage. 

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